Stroheim / Arthur Lennig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lennig, Arthur.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.

Von Stroheim, Erich.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (580 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the giants in American film history. Stubborn, arrogant, and colorful, he saw himself as a cinema artist, which led to conflicts with producers and studio executives who complained about the inflated budgets and extraordinary length of his films. Stroheim achieved great notoriety and success, but he was so uncompromising that he turned his triumph into failure. He was banned from ever directing again and spent his remaining years as an actor. Stroheim's life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Arthur Lennig scoured European and Ame

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Fade-in; Preface; 1 Beginnings; 2 The Ascent; 3 The Artist; 4 Blind Husbands; 5 The Devil's Pass Key; 6 Foolish Wives; 7 Merry-Go-Round; 8 Greed; 9 The Merry Widow; 10 The Wedding March; 11 The Honeymoon; 12 Queen Kelly; 13 The Descent; 14 Walking down Broadway; 15 The Depths; 16 A Star in France; 17 America Again; 18 The Last Years; Filmography; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Photos follow pages 142; Photos follow pages 238; Photos follow pages 334

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Filmography: p. 468-473.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8131-3750-0

1-283-32757-0

9786613327574

0-8131-7125-3

OCLC:

65183451